16:45 Ascot

Saturday 15 February 2020

All13:1513:5014:2515:0015:3516:1016:45

British EBF Mares' Standard Open NH Flat Race

Off time: 16:47 | Winning time: 4m 1.0s

1^st

Sabrina

511-2

11/2

T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden

Led until over 3f out, chased leader, led again over 2f out, soon clear, edged left final furlong, easily

2^nd

Belle De Manech

410-11

7/4f

T: A J HoneyballJ: Aidan Coleman

Raced keenly, chased leader, led over 3f out until over 2f out, stayed on same pace, no chance with winner

3^rd

Shoot To Fame

611-2

8/1

T: D PipeJ: T Scudamore

Raced wide in last pair, headway 4f out, ridden and plugged on in 4th final 2f, went 3rd close home

4^th

Run A Rig

511-2

50/1

T: M KeighleyJ: Patrick Cowley (5)

Chased leaders, pushed along after halfway, ridden and one pace in 3rd final 2f, dropped to 4th close home

5^th

Eleanor Grove

511-2

16/1

T: W GreatrexJ: D A Jacob

Held up and keen, never involved

6^th

Boro Babe

410-7

25/1

T: Nick WilliamsJ: Chester Williams (5)

Chased leaders, weakened 4f out

7^th

1 ¾

Connie Wilde

511-2

11/1

T: L WadhamJ: Maxime Tissier (5)

Ran green and pushed along in rear, never on terms

Also Ran

Pure Bliss

511-6

15/8

T: H FryJ: S Bowen

Held up, headway on inside tracking leaders after 3f, lost place quickly 5f out, soon pulled up and dismounted

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Non-Runners

Forthegreatergood⁴⁶

Weight: 11-2| Age: 6

T: F O'Brien J: P J Brennan

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.50Pl:£1.60, £1.10, £2.30EX:£17.40Trifecta:£95.40SF:£16.07Swingers:£2.50, £9.10, £2.70

Forecasts

Belle De Manech (7/4), Pure Bliss (15/8), Sabrina (11/2), Forthegreatergood (7/1), Shoot To Fame (8/1), Connie Wilde (11/1), Eleanor Grove (16/1), Boro Babe (25/1), Run A Rig (50/1)

An open mares' bumper to conclude. Both Pure Bliss (Harry Fry) and Belle De Manech (Anthony Honeyball) carry penalties for their respective wins at Ffos Las and Warwick, with the form of the latter given a major boost since by the exploits of Coquelicot. However, there are reasons to expect improvement from some of the other runners, namely Forthegreatergood (wind surgery) and SABRINA. The Paul Nicholls-trained runner kept on in vain pursuit of the winner on debut at Taunton in late October and with the benefit of time off since to strengthen, she could just relish these stamina-sapping underfoot conditions (by Yeats out of a winning French hurdler).

Sabrina
Belle De Manech
Pure Bliss

Previous Winners

2019

Silver Forever

Weight: 11-6 |Age: 5

J: H Cobden | T: P F Nicholls

2/1

Prize Money

1st: £4,549.002nd: £1,336.003rd: £668.004th: £334.00